biddable

[ bid-uh-buh l ]

/ ˈbɪd ə bəl /

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adjective

Cards. adequate to bid upon: a biddable suit.

willing to do what is asked; obedient; tractable; docile: a biddable child.

that may be acquired by bidding: biddable merchandise.

Nearby words

bidara, bidarka, bidarkee, bidault, bidault, georges, biddable, biddeford, bidden, bidder, bidding, bidding prayer

Origin of biddable

First recorded in 1820–30; bid¹ + -able

Related formsbid·da·bil·i·ty, bid·da·ble·ness, nounbid·da·bly, adverbun·bid·da·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for biddable

"Look how biddable he was about goin' back to the Works," she continued.
The Turmoil|Booth Tarkington
The girl obeyed implicitly, "as if she were a good, biddable child," thought Jim.
The Stolen Singer|Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger
Barbara did as he commanded with the expression of a biddable child.
The Penalty|Gouverneur Morris
He was a biddable enough beast, and, being a little deaf, he knew not fear.
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett

And Art was always good and biddable with her; never gave any back-talk, or was contrary.
Candle and Crib|K. F. Purdon

British Dictionary definitions for biddable

biddable

/ (ˈbɪdəbəl) /

adjective

having sufficient value to be bid on, as a hand or suit at bridge

docile; obedient

Derived Formsbiddableness, nounbiddably, adverb

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biddable

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for biddable

biddable

adjective